I've been testing a Studio/T3 for 3 years and while I'll not admit that it's a snap to set a cartridge up, I'll say that once so done the result is pure holographic. I mean- reach out and touch Mikes Davis, while the acoustic pressurizes the room. I dont hear any image shift as the arm self corrects. Perhaps Im just lucky or got a good match with the Cello Im using. Kevin Olsen, noted audio expert, owned it before me and ran a Purple Heart for years with zero problems. You must protect the cartridge while moving the counter weight. And the process is awkward- if you have two thumbs get a steady handed friend to give an assist. I think Lurne was ahead of his time. There is a classic look to these tables and the Ref offers a high degree of mass loading. His J1s are spectacular. But there are tricks to setting them up. Ill discuss it all in 2011 in TAS.
Peter Breuninger
Sr. Writer,
The Absolute Sound
Peter Breuninger
Sr. Writer,
The Absolute Sound